RESULTS OF HUNTING THE RINGED PHEASANTS IN HUNTING GROUNDS OF AP VOJVODINA (SERBIA)

Pheasant is the main game species in most of the Europe, therefore a large number of pheasant chicks is being artificially bred and released to hunting grounds every year in order to increase “natural population” and enable higher catch. This paper gives results of one-year investigation in hunting grounds of Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, showing that 19.67% (236) from total number of ringed and previously released pheasants (1200) was caught, so one of five released pheasant chicks were bagged. In hunting grounds Sonta, both ringed (170) and non-ringed (185) pheasants were released immediately before hunting. In total catch, there were 131 ringed ones (77.06%). Results of this investigation point that, regarding survival of artificially bred and released pheasants, they should be kept in shelters made according to regulated standards, with good conditions for pheasant game, and only after that they should be released into natural habitat; also the approach and the way of hunting this game should be modified